Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that accepting the Russian peace initiative on the Ukrainian conflict would 'immediately' allow for the cessation of hostilities and the commencement of negotiations, speaking at Shanghai Co-operation Organisation’s (SCO) Heads of State Council in Astana on Thursday.
"I would like to remind you that in mid-June we presented another option for the conflict settlement which, if accepted by the Ukrainian side and, above all, by its Western sponsors, would make it possible to literally stop the hostilities immediately, save lives and start negotiations," Putin said.
Putin also claimed that the crisis had arisen as a result of the assertive policy of the United States of America and its allies.
"Russia has always been in favour of a peaceful political and diplomatic solution to the situation in Ukraine, a crisis that has arisen as a result of the absolutely unceremonious policy of the United States of America led by its satellites," he added.
The leader emphasised that Russia was 'ready to consider' the ideas and initiatives proposed by the SCO participants for a peaceful settlement of the conflict.
The 24th SCO Heads of State Council meeting chaired by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is scheduled for July 3-4.
Leaders are expected to discuss the results of the SCO's activities for 2023-2024 and address co-operation in the political, security, economic and humanitarian spheres.
After the summit in Kazakhstan, the organisation’s presidency for 2024-2025 will pass to China.
The SCO now comprises 10 member states, 14 dialogue partners and two observer countries.
On June 14, Putin outlined his conditions for a negotiated end to the conflict in Ukraine. These conditions include the disarming and 'denasifying' of a 'neutral' Ukraine, with Crimea, the Donetsk People’s Republic, Lugansk People’s Republic, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions all recognised as part of Russia.
Advisor to the head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office, Mykhailo Podolyak, said that it lacked any 'real peace proposal', while Zelensky himself later labelled it as an 'ultimatum'.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
Acceptance of Russian peace initiative would 'immediately' end hostilities in Ukraine - Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that accepting the Russian peace initiative on the Ukrainian conflict would 'immediately' allow for the cessation of hostilities and the commencement of negotiations, speaking at Shanghai Co-operation Organisation’s (SCO) Heads of State Council in Astana on Thursday.
"I would like to remind you that in mid-June we presented another option for the conflict settlement which, if accepted by the Ukrainian side and, above all, by its Western sponsors, would make it possible to literally stop the hostilities immediately, save lives and start negotiations," Putin said.
Putin also claimed that the crisis had arisen as a result of the assertive policy of the United States of America and its allies.
"Russia has always been in favour of a peaceful political and diplomatic solution to the situation in Ukraine, a crisis that has arisen as a result of the absolutely unceremonious policy of the United States of America led by its satellites," he added.
The leader emphasised that Russia was 'ready to consider' the ideas and initiatives proposed by the SCO participants for a peaceful settlement of the conflict.
The 24th SCO Heads of State Council meeting chaired by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is scheduled for July 3-4.
Leaders are expected to discuss the results of the SCO's activities for 2023-2024 and address co-operation in the political, security, economic and humanitarian spheres.
After the summit in Kazakhstan, the organisation’s presidency for 2024-2025 will pass to China.
The SCO now comprises 10 member states, 14 dialogue partners and two observer countries.
On June 14, Putin outlined his conditions for a negotiated end to the conflict in Ukraine. These conditions include the disarming and 'denasifying' of a 'neutral' Ukraine, with Crimea, the Donetsk People’s Republic, Lugansk People’s Republic, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions all recognised as part of Russia.
Advisor to the head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office, Mykhailo Podolyak, said that it lacked any 'real peace proposal', while Zelensky himself later labelled it as an 'ultimatum'.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that accepting the Russian peace initiative on the Ukrainian conflict would 'immediately' allow for the cessation of hostilities and the commencement of negotiations, speaking at Shanghai Co-operation Organisation’s (SCO) Heads of State Council in Astana on Thursday.
"I would like to remind you that in mid-June we presented another option for the conflict settlement which, if accepted by the Ukrainian side and, above all, by its Western sponsors, would make it possible to literally stop the hostilities immediately, save lives and start negotiations," Putin said.
Putin also claimed that the crisis had arisen as a result of the assertive policy of the United States of America and its allies.
"Russia has always been in favour of a peaceful political and diplomatic solution to the situation in Ukraine, a crisis that has arisen as a result of the absolutely unceremonious policy of the United States of America led by its satellites," he added.
The leader emphasised that Russia was 'ready to consider' the ideas and initiatives proposed by the SCO participants for a peaceful settlement of the conflict.
The 24th SCO Heads of State Council meeting chaired by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is scheduled for July 3-4.
Leaders are expected to discuss the results of the SCO's activities for 2023-2024 and address co-operation in the political, security, economic and humanitarian spheres.
After the summit in Kazakhstan, the organisation’s presidency for 2024-2025 will pass to China.
The SCO now comprises 10 member states, 14 dialogue partners and two observer countries.
On June 14, Putin outlined his conditions for a negotiated end to the conflict in Ukraine. These conditions include the disarming and 'denasifying' of a 'neutral' Ukraine, with Crimea, the Donetsk People’s Republic, Lugansk People’s Republic, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions all recognised as part of Russia.
Advisor to the head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office, Mykhailo Podolyak, said that it lacked any 'real peace proposal', while Zelensky himself later labelled it as an 'ultimatum'.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.